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mirabilite

American

[mi-rab-uh-lahyt] / mɪˈræb əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

a decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 ⋅10H 2 O.

Etymology

Origin of mirabilite

1850–55; < Latin ( sal ) mīrābil ( is ) wonderful (salt) + -ite ¹

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